Improvement in suspension clips



T. H. LEE.

Suspension Clip.

No. 125,580, PatentedApril9,1872.

INVENT OR a UNITED STATES THEODORE H. LEE, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN SUSPENSION CLIPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 125,680, dated April 9, 1872.

Specification of an Improved Suspension Tablet, invented by THEODORE H. LEE, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio.

This invention relates to a tablet that is composed of a number of sheets of paperor a pack of thin card-boards or like materials, which are united at their upper ends by a sheet-metal holder or suspending head, which latter has a perforation in it to admit of the tablet being suspended from a nail or other suitable support; and my improvement consists in a method of uniting said sheets to the holder by a concealed eyelet in connection with a form and construction of the holder, whereby a neater, more symmetrical, and more durable article is secured at a material reduction in price.

Figure 1' is a perspective view of the sheetmetal suspender or holder. Fig. 2 shows the manner of attaching the pack of paper or cards to the holder. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the finished tablet. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the rear portion of the upper part of the tablet; and Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical section, showing a modification of the method of attachment.

A represents the sheet-metal suspending head or holder of the tablet, and said holder is furnished with a horizontal bend or crease, a, two clips, B B, and an aperture or eye, 0, wherewith to suspend the tablet from a nail or other projection. This holder is made of any sheet metal of sufficient flexibility to be bent into the forms hereafter described, and may have the represented or other contour of con figuration. As a matter of economy in the manufacture of the article it is preferred that said holder, with its above-described accessories, should be cut out, and the desired shape imparted to it at a single operation. The holder having been formed, as above, is then embossed on its front or exposed surface a a with any desired inscription, device, or business-card that may be desired. The holder is then attached to the upper edge of the pack or bundle of monthly calendars, diaries, cards, or other sheets, in the manner shown in Fig. 2, and it will be seen that the edge a of the holder is first brought in line with the top of the pack D, after which the clips B B are bent over in the manner represented. This fitting of the holder to its proper place upon the pack is the work of but a moment, as the straight edge a. enables the operator to see exactly where to apply said holder. After the clips B B have been turned down over the rear side of the pack, so as to temporarily attach the latter to the holder, these members A D are then securely united by an ordinary eyelet, E, or other cheap and suitable connecting device. This having been accomplished, the holder is now bent backward and upward along the crease a, which serves as a guide in so doing, and is folded against the other part so as to completely conceal the attaching devices, as shown in Fig. 3, in which illustration the position of the eyelet E, now hidden from view, is indicated by dotted lines.

In the manufacture of small tablets, one eyelet will be suflicient, and it is preferred to locate it at the midlength of the holder; but for large or heavy articles two of such eyelets may be employed, and they may in such cases pass through the clips B B, asclearly shown in Fig. 5, and represented by dotted circular lines in Fig. 4.

I claim as a new article of manufacture-= A tablet, consisting of the horizontallycreased sheet metal suspending head or hold er A a. and a pack, D, of any suitable material, said holder and pack being united by the eyelet E, or its equivalent, and clips B B, which retaining devices are concealed by the front fold or face-plate of the holder, as herein illus trated and described.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

Attest: THEODORE H. LEE.

GEo. H. KNIGHT, JAMES H. LAYMAN.

PATENT OFFICE. Y 

